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Since the time of Galileo, astronomy has been driven by technological innovation. With each major advance has come the opportunity and enthusiasm to survey the sky in a way that was not possible before.  It is these surveys of discovery that are the subject of this book. In the first few chapters th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wynn-Williams, Gareth (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Astronomers' Universe,
Temas:
Astronomy-Observations.
Astronomy.
Science-History.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
History of Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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